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Introducing the ACNC Charity Tick

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Governance

Wheatbelt NRM and other registered charities in the region will soon benefit from promoting their charity status by displaying the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) Charity Tick.

The symbol hopes to enable charities to seek wider support from the community.

2015 Public Trust and Confidence research showed that SUPPORT OF CHARITIES is closely entwined with TRUST. Charities are the third most trusted group in Australia (behind doctors and the police).

Increase in trust is partly derived from:

  • Credibility: Well governed charities inspire trust and respect through consistent honesty, integrity and demonstrated benefit to their cause. You can trust their judgement.
  • Regulation: knowing that someone is keeping watch over the NFP sector. The Australian Charities and Not for profit commission (ACNC) take action to ensure that all charities operate with integrity and good practice.

The benefit of the charity tick is two-fold:

  • registered charities can display their charity registration status in a simple way
  • donors can instantly be confident that they are giving to a registered (and regulated) charity.